Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on personal injury and negligence involving bodily harm, including medical malpractice issues. Coverage includes major litigation over medical negligence, patron safety, and accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death, as well as legislative and regulatory developments.
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Latest News in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
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April 23, 2018
Prince Estate Sues Walgreens, Hospital For Wrongful Death
On the two-year anniversary of Prince’s death by accidental opioid overdose, the singer’s family filed a wrongful death suit in Illinois state court against Walgreens and an Illinois hospital that treated Prince for a separate overdose one week earlier.
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April 23, 2018
Masseuse Sues Superhero Creator Stan Lee For Assault
Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men and other blockbuster comic book series, was hit with claims of assault and battery in Illinois state court Monday from a massage therapist who said Lee grabbed her foot and rubbed it against his genitals.
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April 23, 2018
Pa. ER Doc's Trial Win Affirmed In Patient Death Suit
A Pennsylvania appeals court affirmed Monday a jury’s verdict in favor of an emergency room physician in a suit alleging negligent treatment of a teen suffering from shortness of breath who later died, saying a third amended complaint added new causes of action properly excluded by the trial judge.
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April 23, 2018
Walmart Slip-And-Fall Suit Revived By Idaho High Court
The Idaho Supreme Court has revived a suit accusing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of being responsible for a woman’s slip-and-fall injury, saying the retailer is alleged to have unsupervised product kiosks known to leak water, a factual dispute that precludes dismissal at this stage of the case.
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April 23, 2018
Widower Loses Bid For Review Of Left-Behind Catheter Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a medical malpractice suit brought by the widower of a woman who claimed a Dallas County hospital knew for years that a piece of a plastic catheter had been left inside her body after a heart procedure but didn’t tell her.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Suits accusing major companies of not taking proper safety precautions to ensure the health and safety of patrons
- Suits accusing major companies of negligence in car accident, slip-and-fall, and fatal injury cases
- Disputes over alleged acts of negligence or omission, including failure to diagnose an illness or injury and improper treatment
- Suits claiming a failure to properly warn a patient about known risks or side effects of a medication or medical procedure
- Disciplinary proceedings against health care providers
- Ethics violations
- Criminal charges for illegally prescribing opiates or otherwise compromising patient care
- Professional liability insurance coverage disputes
- REGULATION
- Tort reform measures, including lawsuit payout caps
- State and federal legislation involving patient care
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of personal injury and medical malpractice practices
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